Amnesty International
Amnesty: Arab freedom struggle 'on knife edge'
May 13, 2011A fightback by repressive governments is putting at risk a historic struggle for freedom and justice in the Arab world, Amnesty International says. Publishing its annual report, the rights group highlights the fight for control over communications technology...
Ivory Coast: Amnesty warns over rights abuses
February 22, 2011Amnesty International has warned of a "human rights black hole" in Ivory Coast as at least six more protesters were killed in clashes on Monday. Tensions have escalated since President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to hand over to Allasane Ouattara...
Russian activists jailed over freedom of assembly protest
January 05, 2011By Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release of three Russian opposition activists detained in Moscow after a peaceful and sanctioned rally calling for freedom of assembly and later sentenced to administrative...
Amnesty International releases its 2010 human rights report
May 28, 2010By Elizabeth Lee There is still no scarcity of poverty and human degradation around the world. But Amnesty International says in its latest annual human rights report that people are being held accountable for some of the worst violations. "We...
Amnesty International-Moldova: new wave of HR violations expected
June 24, 2009The Amnesty International Moldova has apprehensions lest a new wave of human right violations [could] rise in Moldova after the 29 July early parliamentary elections. AIM Executive Director Yevgeny Goloshapov told on Tuesday that after the 7-8 April...
Reputed Russian Crime Boss Caught In Spanish Legal Nightmare
April 30, 2009By Taras Kuzio Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's state visit to Spain in March gave rise to a number of articles in the Spanish press finding fault with the Russian criminal-justice system. One of Spain's leading dailies, for example, described the...
Amnesty International's Moldova Memorandum
April 18, 2009Memorandum: Concerns Relating to Policing during and after the Events of 7 April 2009 in Chişinău 17 April 2009 Hundreds of people, including minors, were detained in Moldova as the country's authorities clamped down following demonstrations which...